Peatlands and Environmental Change
March 2002
312 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Due to an awareness of peatlands as a diminishing resource,peatland conservation and rehabilitation has become an importantstudy area. Peatlands and Environmental Change offers a newapproach by considering peatlands as a whole ecosystem, and therebyprovides a better understanding of the importance and theconsequences of the functioning of peatlands.
Contents include:
* Peat and peatlands
* Peat landforms and structure
* Peatland hydrology and ecology
* Origins and pest initiation
* Peat accumulation
* The peatland archive: palaeoenvironmental evidence
* Autogenic change
* Allogenic change
* Peatland - environmental feedbacks
* Values, exploitation and human impacts
* Conservation management and restoration
PART I: INTRODUCTION.
Peat and Peatlands.
Peat Landforms and Structure.
PART II: PEATLAND PROCESSES.
Peatland Hydrology and Ecology.
Origins and Peat Initiation.
Peat Accumulation.
PART III: CHANGES IN PEATLANDS.
The Peatland Archive: Palaeoenvironmental Evidence.
Autogenic Change.
Allogenic Change.
Peatland -
Environment Feedbacks.
PART IV: RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.
Values, Exploitation and Human Impacts.
Conservation Management and Restoration.
References.
Index.
Sediments, Vol.2, No.3, 2002)
"...a welcome and timely addition..." (Land Degradation and
Development, November/December 2002)
"...a comprehensive summary of peatland
science...it will broaden specialists' and students' knowledge..."
(International Journal of Environment Studies, Vol.60, No.2,
2003)
"...certainly a book that should be on the shelves of all
peatland researchers..." (Environmental Conservation, Vol.30,
No.1, 2003)
"...This text is a welcome addition to the peatlands bookshelf
.... It will also be required reading for anyone embarking on
research into Holocence peatlands environments, past or
present...." (Journal of Quaternary Science, July 2003)
"...a welcome and timely addition to the library...highly
recommended..." (Land Degradation and Development, 2002)
